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Antonyms for rip into
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : rip |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪp |
Definition of rip into
Origin :- "tear apart," c.1400, probably of North Sea Germanic origin (cf. Flemish rippen "strip off roughly," Frisian rippe "to tear, rip") or else from a Scandinavian source (cf. Swedish reppa, Danish rippe "to tear, rip"). In either case, from Proto-Germanic *rupjan-, from PIE root *reup-, *reub- "to snatch." Meaning "to slash open" is from 1570s. Related: Ripped; ripping.
- In garments we rip along the line at which they were sewed; we tear the texture of the cloth. ... Rend implies great force or violence. [Century Dictionary]
- Meaning "to move with slashing force" (1798) is the sense in let her rip, American English colloquial phrase attested from 1853. The noun is attested from 1711. The parachutist's rip cord (1911) originally was a device in ballooning to open a panel and release air.
- As in inveigh : verb blame, denounce
- As in lambaste : verb punish, beat
- As in vituperate : verb criticize harshly
- As in bawl out : verb severely reprimand
- As in scarify : verb slam
- As in scathe : verb slam
Synonyms for rip into
- abuse
- accuse
- admonish
- asperse
- assail
- attack
- bark at
- bawl out
- berate
- blame
- blast
- blister
- bludgeon
- burn someone's ears
- calumniate
- castigate
- censure
- chew out
- condemn
- crack down on
- crawl all over
- criticize
- cudgel
- curse
- damn
- denounce
- dress down
- drub
- except
- excoriate
- expostulate
- find fault
- flay
- flog
- go after
- growl
- hammer
- have at
- have words
- hit
- insult
- jump down one's throat
- kick
- lambaste
- lash
- lash into
- lay into
- lay out
- let have it
- malign
- object
- pan
- pelt
- pin someone's ears back
- pound
- protest
- pummel
- punish
- put someone on the griddle
- put someone on the hot seat
- rail
- rake over the coals
- rate
- read out
- read the riot act
- read the riot act to
- rebuke
- recriminate
- remonstrate
- reprimand
- reproach
- revile
- rip into
- roast
- run down
- scarify
- scathe
- scold
- scorch
- score
- scourge
- shellac
- shoot down
- slam
- slap
- slash
- smear
- smother
- sound off
- strike
- take to task
- tear into
- tell off
- thrash
- tongue-lash
- traduce
- trash
- trim
- upbraid
- vilify
- vituperate
- wallop
- whip
- work over
- yell at
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